Hero System

[djkester]

Hey all, I wanted to share the following two page writeup I found on Hero System. I think it leaves a lot of questions as it is a two page summary. But I think it gives a very high level over view of things.

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[anarkeith]

These are the kinds of phrases that make me afraid of Hero System:

"A Characteristic Success Roll is 9 + (that Characteristic / 5), rounded off."

"The cost of a Power is increased with Advantages (Such as No Gravity Penalty
+1/2) and decreased with Limitations (Such as OAF -1). To calculate, which
only has to be done once, take the cost of a power and multiply it by 1 +
Advantages. That’s the Active Points (AP). Then, take the AP and divide it by 1
+ Limitations. That’s the Real Points (RP)."

I know it's simple math, but I don't enjoy making excessive calculations in game play. It's why d20 appealed to me when 3e came out: Roll a d20, add modifiers. That's just the opinion of your local, math-challenged artist, FWIW.

[djkester]

Keith, totally understand and agree.

The writeup doesn't convey well game play.

The math at game time is very comparable to D&D.

The math of chargen is pretty complicated. If you build a character from the scratch rules.

That is a problem I would think is worth solving and I believe I know the solution.

[djkester]

Hero System uses 3D6 instead of D20. Here is the probilities for rolling each number in a 3D6 roll.

Score Freq Percentage
----- ---- ----------
3 1 0.463%
4 3 1.389%
5 6 2.778%
6 10 4.630%
7 15 6.944%
8 21 9.722%
9 25 11.574%
10 27 12.500%
11 27 12.500%
12 25 11.574%
13 21 9.722%
14 15 6.944%
15 10 4.630%
16 6 2.778%
17 3 1.389%
18 1 0.463%

[djkester]

I read this post on the Hero Games forums and thought you might find this one interesting. While the rules discussion is not necessarily interesting to you I thought the concept the guy is trying to build in his Fantasy World might be.

www.herogames.com/forums/showthread.php/83302-Powered-Suits-as-Vehicles